How the brain thinks divergently and imagines associatively

Divergent thinking refers to thinking that starts from one goal, thinks along various ways, and explores multiple answers, as opposed to convergent thinking. Many psychologists believe that divergent thinking is the most important characteristic of creative thinking and one of the main indicators of creativity. For example, ask a question: What is the function of pencil? Use divergent thinking to associate, you can use it to write, make gifts, use it as a ruler, cushion things, etc. Make an activity and draw two lines at a distance of 5 meters, so that everyone can pass in different postures: walking, walking, dancing, dancing, or walking on one leg. Etc. When a person is just born, his brain is blank. At this time, his thinking is blank and he can run at will. However, as we grow older and are influenced by the environment, our thinking is limited to a certain field. Sometimes, if we ask a habitual question upside down, many people will not be able to answer it. This is limited thinking. The so-called divergent thinking is to break the usual way of thinking and think in one or more ways. In this way, over time, your thinking will be more active than ordinary people, and when you encounter problems, you will approach it from multiple aspects. You can start with observation, imagination, and learning. For example: often do some difficult and roundabout math problems; look at the clouds in the sky and talk about what they look like; often watch magic, because magic techniques are often very simple, but if the magician is too skilled, we Need to put yourself in someone else's shoes. For example, a person miraculously came out of a tightly tied bag. People often wonder how he came out from above, but they never think about the bottom (where zippers can be stored). My personal understanding: When you see someone When you think of something, your brain will divergently imagine. What is this thing similar to? Is there any thing that is related to this thing? Types of associative thinking: 1. Close association. It means that proximity in time or space may cause associations between different things. For example, when you meet a university teacher, you may think of his past lectures. 2. Similar associations. It refers to associations caused by similarities in appearance, nature, and meaning. For example, if you associate yourself with someone from a photo, etc. 3. Compare Lenovo. It is an association caused by complete opposition or some kind of difference between things. Its outstanding characteristics are rebelliousness, challenge and criticism. 4. Causal association. It refers to the association caused by the causal relationship between two things. This association is often bidirectional, either from the cause to the result or from the result to the cause. All in all, the key lies in you. As long as you keep working hard, I believe you can do it!